Veg stuck at Calais?

We’re really sorry for any gaps on the shelves on Friday. You may notice we are missing some key staple lines. Thanks in advance for your understanding; to our great frustration, there is nothing we can do. There’ll still be plenty of fresh stuff available tomorrow for the imaginative cook and normal service will resume for the weekend…

French customs officers are on strike this week to demonstrate the potential effects of a no-deal Brexit on border ports. Unfortunately for us, this means four separate pallets of fresh fruit and veg that were due to arrive into Manchester tomorrow morning are stuck in the mile-long queue to reach the Calais port and could be delayed until Saturday morning at the earliest.